Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Valuedreasonover thesensesExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatProposedtheTheory ofFormsValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveFoundedTheAcademyin AthensSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceSaw thesoul asimmortalCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Used theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerFoundedtheLyceumschool“Knowthyself”Believedreality hastwo worlds –physical andidealBelievedwisdom startswith admittingignorance (“Iknow that Iknow nothing”)Valuedreasonover thesensesExecutedby drinkinghemlock aspunishmentStudent ofPlato, tutorof Alexanderthe GreatProposedtheTheory ofFormsValued thestudy ofnature andclassificationStudent ofSocratesand teacherof AristotleBelievedeverythinghas apurpose(telos)Accused ofcorruptingthe youthof AthensIntroducedtheAllegory ofthe CaveFoundedTheAcademyin AthensSupportedphilosopher-kings asideal rulersTaught thattheunexaminedlife is notworth livingDid not writebooks; ideasknownthroughstudentsSawhappiness(eudaimonia)as the highesthuman goalEmphasizeddialogueand criticalthinkingDevelopedformallogic(syllogism)Taught theGoldenMean –virtue isbalanceSaw thesoul asimmortalCalledhumans“rationalanimals”Used theSocraticMethod –askingquestions toreveal truthFocused onvirtue andmoral characterrather thanwealth or powerFoundedtheLyceumschool“Knowthyself”

GREEK PHILOSOPHERS - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. B-Believed reality has two worlds – physical and ideal
  2. G-Believed wisdom starts with admitting ignorance (“I know that I know nothing”)
  3. I-Valued reason over the senses
  4. G-Executed by drinking hemlock as punishment
  5. N-Student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great
  6. N-Proposed the Theory of Forms
  7. B-Valued the study of nature and classification
  8. I-Student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
  9. I-Believed everything has a purpose (telos)
  10. B-Accused of corrupting the youth of Athens
  11. N-Introduced the Allegory of the Cave
  12. O-Founded The Academy in Athens
  13. O-Supported philosopher-kings as ideal rulers
  14. O-Taught that the unexamined life is not worth living
  15. N-Did not write books; ideas known through students
  16. O-Saw happiness (eudaimonia) as the highest human goal
  17. I-Emphasized dialogue and critical thinking
  18. G-Developed formal logic (syllogism)
  19. N-Taught the Golden Mean – virtue is balance
  20. G-Saw the soul as immortal
  21. G-Called humans “rational animals”
  22. I-Used the Socratic Method – asking questions to reveal truth
  23. O-Focused on virtue and moral character rather than wealth or power
  24. B-Founded the Lyceum school
  25. B-“Know thyself”